Best actors or Best performances

[madunit]

As far as Comedians are concerned

John Cleese
David Mitchell
Richard Aoyade
Rowan Atkinson

 

[Springs]

I'd have half a mind to nominate John Cleese as top entertainer of all time.

 

[Fire]

Comedians often turn in good dramatic roles. Examples are Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting and Billy Connolly in The Last Samurai.

 

[madunit]

Comedians though are usually typecast.

I personally think Adam Sandler's two serious roles were pretty damn good for an actor with such a limited acting range as he has.

But it's pretty clear where their talents lie and they usually stick steadfastly to comedy roles.

 

[Fire]

I personally think Adam Sandler's two serious roles were pretty damn good for an actor with such a limited acting range as he has.

Agreed. He's an ordinary comedian but he brought his A-game to both his dramatic roles.

 

[Mr Saab]

Javier Bardem - no country for old men

 

[legend]

Agreed. He was incredible in that movie. I really like him as an actor. He was good in Vicky Christina Barcelona too.

 

[Red Bear]

As far as Comedians are concerned

John Cleese
David Mitchell
Richard Aoyade
Rowan Atkinson

Only seen Aoyade in IT Crowd really, big fan of Mitchell and Atkinson though. Rowan Atkinsons best stuff is probably hist stand up vids (which were basically sketches anyway), brilliant.

 

[Doga]

Edward Norton - Primal Fear, outstanding.

Going out on a limb here, I loved Jim Carrey's performance in Man on the Moon.

My favourite Jim Carrey Movie. Brilliant!!

I loved him in The Cable Guy, that film is so underrated IMO.

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A few on top of those already suggested...

Michael Douglass - The Game
Kevin Spacey - The Life of David Gayle, KPAX
Brad Pitt - Meet Joe Black, Snatch
Robin Williams - Good Morning Vietnam
Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
Roberto Benigni - La vita è bella (hard to top this performance and the movie over all. Simply brilliant all round)
Steve Buschemi - I haven't disliked anything he has done.

 

[Doga]

The Green Mile - Michael Clarke Duncan

 

[madunit]

Only seen Aoyade in IT Crowd really, big fan of Mitchell and Atkinson though. Rowan Atkinsons best stuff is probably hist stand up vids (which were basically sketches anyway), brilliant.

Aoyade was also in the Mighty Boosh and is in a movie later this year with Ben Stiller I believe.

Aside from that, he directed (I think, may have been producer) of the movie Submarine from last year which was also very good imo.

 

[Fire]

John Leguizamo and Viggo Mortensen.

 

[Pete Cash]

Aoyade was also in the Mighty Boosh and is in a movie later this year with Ben Stiller I believe.

Aside from that, he directed (I think, may have been producer) of the movie Submarine from last year which was also very good imo.

You seen Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Its pretty good in a weird way.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Read the whole thread and I'm stunned this hasn't been mentioned ( at least I haven't seen it mentioned)

Marlon brando in 'on the waterfront'

Probably the greatest performance of all time IMO.

 

[herbert henry1908]

A few other favourites ,


Martin sheen - apolcalypse now

Al Pacino - dog day afternoon

Toshiro mifune - Yojimbo or seven samurai

Paul Newman - cool hand Luke ( his greatest performance IMO)

Joe Pesci - goodfellas

John tutuoro - millers crossing

Klaus wennemann - Das boot

Tim Robbins - mystic river

Walter mathau - the taking of Pelham one two three

Michael Douglas - falling down

Paul giamatti - sideways

Robert Mitchum - the night of the hunter

Heath ledger - the dark knight ( never a fan before this , stunning performance)

Henry Fonda - once upon a time in the west

Christian bale - American psycho

Will Ferrell - stranger than fiction

Denzel Washington - Malcolm X

Orson Welles - the third man

Peter finch - network

Kirk Douglas - paths of glory

Samuel l Jackson - unthinkable

Peter Lorre - M

Edward Woodward - breaker morant

De Niro - taxi driver ( his best among many great ones)

Robert Duvall - lonesome dove

 

[Doga]

Hugo Weaving is fantastic in anything he does

 

[Big Pete]

JK Simmons belongs on an underrated list.

A scene stealer who's presence can almost redeem a whole movie (Burn After Reading, Spiderman 1-3).

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

This thread needs some immaturity.

I'v never watch a full movie of her's, but Sasha Grey.

 

[vvvrulz]

Edward Norton is a fine actor but in American History X was nothing short of outstanding.

Some others I hold in high regard:
- Jeffery Dean Morgan and Jackie Earle Haley in Watchmen
- Christian Bale in just about anything, esp Equilibrium and The Fighter
- Heath Ledger in TDK
- Jim Cavaziel in The Count of Monte Cristo (underrated movie and performance)
- The main three in LA Confidential
- Val Kilmer in Tombstone, his career best

You can rely on Kevin Spacey and Gary Oldman to deliver no matter what role/movie, and Michael Fassbender is showing plenty of promise in the new crop.

 

[Springs]

Read the whole thread and I'm stunned this hasn't been mentioned ( at least I haven't seen it mentioned)

Marlon brando in 'on the waterfront'

Probably the greatest performance of all time IMO.

True, but Marlon Brando can get f**ked. He was such a dick.